Scholarship name:  AES Scholarship Sponsored by:  AES Engineering Deadline:  October 5, 2020 Potential payout:  $500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be high school seniors or students attending a post-secondary educational facility, in any area of study. What’s required:  An email with contact and school information, along with a 500-1000 word essay describing your life as you… Read more »

2020 AUSU By-election Voting Period Aug 25 to 31 www.ausu.org/governance/elections/ Visit above link for more information 2020 AUSU By-election Election Results Announcement Thurs, Sept 3 www.ausu.org/governance/elections/ Visit above link for more information All events are free unless otherwise noted.

As parents ramp up to Back-to-School season—2020 style—we glance back at what our writers looked forward to, way back when. Remember when we only worried about the common cold?  Writer Katie D’Souza presents some ideas of how to keep kids in optimal health as they go back to school.  “Did you know that one teaspoon… Read more »

Bannock and a Movie August Edition – First Nation Stories Aug 1 to Aug 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin news.athabascau.ca/events/bannock-and-a-movie-first-nation-stories Access through above link 2020 AUSU By-election Voting Period Aug 25 to 31 www.ausu.org/governance/elections/ Visit above link for more information Talk to a Librarian Drop-in Session Tues, Aug 25, 9:00 to 9:30 am MDT… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Kelsey expresses concern that no arrangements have been made for an alternative assessment for a course that ended back in May; the student union prez jumps in with an offer to help.  Monica inquires about AU’s exam-rescheduling fee and is relieved to learn it is currently being waived.  Rabiea wonders why there’s… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Syncrude/Athabasca University Aboriginal Scholarship Sponsored by:  AU and Syncrude Canada Ltd. Deadline:  September 30, 2020 Potential payout:  $2000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Alberta residents, of Aboriginal ancestry, and be a current full-time student in one three specified AU undergrad programs (Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Management, or Bachelor of Science.)  See application… Read more »

Voting for the AUSU By-election will start in just a few days (August 25th, watch your e-mail), and with four seats open on Council, this could have a noticable effect on AUSU’s priorities.  So to help you decide who’s going to best represent you, we sent a few questions to each of them.  Candidates were… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Stephanie asks for suggestions of places offering student discounts; a flood of responses with great discount tips!  Sumaiyyah has questions about the funding process; other funded students help out with advice.  Kimberly is curious how AU determines which province a student is resident in, when they are temporarily living in another province…. Read more »

Bannock and a Movie August Edition – First Nation Stories Aug 1 to Aug 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin news.athabascau.ca/events/bannock-and-a-movie-first-nation-stories Access through above link 2020 AUSU By-election Campaign Period Aug 12 to 31 www.ausu.org/governance/elections/ Visit above link for more information The 5th IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress Aug 17 to Aug 24 Online… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Ken and Janny Hutchinson Scholarship in Architecture Sponsored by:  AU, along with donors Daytona Homes and Ralph Hutchinson Deadline:  September 1, 2020 Potential payout:  $1500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be current RAIC Syllabus students or current AU students in either the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Architecture or the B.Sc. in Architecture, and have a… Read more »